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THE BOOK OF<br/>
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PSALM 37
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David counsels: Trust in the Lord and do good—Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him—Cease from anger and forsake wrath—The meek shall inherit the earth—The Lord loves judgment and forsakes not his saints.
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<center><span class='small'>A PSALM OF DAVID.</span></center>
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Fret</span> not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/1a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Worldliness.">envious</a> against the workers of iniquity.
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For they shall soon be <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/2a" mark="a" type="A" title="Alma 50: 20; D&C 1: 14; D&C 29: 9 (9-12).">cut</a> down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/3a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Trust in God.">Trust</a> in the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, and do good; <i>so</i> shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
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Delight thyself also in the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>; and he shall give thee the <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/4a" mark="a" type="A" title="Enos 1: 12; Alma 29: 4.">desires</a> of thine heart.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/5a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Commitment; TG Dedication.">Commit</a> thy <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/5b" mark="b" type="A" title="Alma 37: 36 (35-37).">way</a> unto the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>; trust also in him; and he shall bring <i>it</i> to pass.
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And he shall <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/6a" mark="a" type="A" title="Jer. 51: 10.">bring</a> forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
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Rest in the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, and wait <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/7a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Patience.">patiently</a> for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/8a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Self-mastery.">Cease</a> from <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/8b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Anger.">anger</a>, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
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For evildoers shall be <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/9a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Death, Spiritual, First.">cut</a> off: but those that wait upon the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, they shall inherit the <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/9b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Earth, Destiny of.">earth</a>.
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For yet a <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/10a" mark="a" type="A" title="Job 24: 24.">little</a> while, and the wicked <i>shall</i> not <i>be:</i> yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it <i>shall</i> not <i>be.</i>
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But the <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/11a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Meekness.">meek</a> shall inherit the <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/11b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Earth, Destiny of.">earth</a>; and shall <sup>c</sup><a href="ps/37/11c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Joy.">delight</a> themselves in the abundance of peace.
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The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
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The Lord shall <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/13a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Laughter.">laugh</a> at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
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The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, <i>and</i> to slay such as be of upright conversation.
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Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
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A <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/16a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 15: 16.">little</a> that a <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/16b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Righteousness.">righteous</a> man hath <i>is</i> better than the <sup>c</sup><a href="ps/37/16c" mark="c" type="B" title="TG Treasure.">riches</a> of many wicked.
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For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> upholdeth the righteous.
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The <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> knoweth the days of the upright: and their <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/18a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Inheritance.">inheritance</a> shall be for ever.
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They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/19a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 33: 19.">famine</a> they shall be satisfied.
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But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> <i>shall be</i> as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away.
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The wicked <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/21a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Borrowing; TG Debt.">borroweth</a>, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
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For <i>such as be </i>blessed of him shall inherit the <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/22a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Earth, Destiny of.">earth</a>; and <i>they that be</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/22b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Curse.">cursed</a> of him shall be cut off.
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The steps of a <i>good</i> man are ordered by the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>: and he delighteth in his way.
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Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> upholdeth <i>him with</i> his hand.
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I have been young, and <i>now</i> am old; yet have I not seen the <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/25a" mark="a" type="A" title="Matt. 10: 31 (29-31); 1 Ne. 17: 3 (1-5, 12-14); Mosiah 2: 41.">righteous</a> forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
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<i>He is</i> ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed <i>is</i> blessed.
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Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
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For the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> loveth <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/28a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB justice.">judgment</a>, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/28b" mark="b" type="A" title="Ps. 21: 10 (10-11); Ps. 109: 13; 2 Ne. 24: 20; D&C 121: 15 (11-22).">seed</a> of the wicked shall be cut off.
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The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
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The mouth of the <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/30a" mark="a" type="A" title="Prov. 10: 11.">righteous</a> speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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The <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/31a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 119: 11; D&C 88: 62.">law</a> of his God <i>is</i> in his <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/31b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Heart.">heart</a>; none of his steps shall slide.
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The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him.
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The <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
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<sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/34a" mark="a" type="A" title="Ps. 27: 14; D&C 98: 2 (2-3).">Wait</a> on the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see <i>it.</i>
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I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
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Yet he passed away, and, lo, he <i>was</i> not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
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Mark the <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/37a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Perfection.">perfect</a> <i>man,</i> and behold the upright: for the end of <i>that</i> man <i>is</i> <sup>b</sup><a href="ps/37/37b" mark="b" type="B" title="TG Peace.">peace</a>.
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But the transgressors shall be destroyed together: the <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/38a" mark="a" type="P" title="HEB future.">end</a> of the wicked shall be cut off.
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But the <sup>a</sup><a href="ps/37/39a" mark="a" type="B" title="TG Salvation.">salvation</a> of the righteous <i>is</i> of the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span>: <i>he is</i> their strength in the time of trouble.
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And the <span class='smallcaps'>Lord</span> shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
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